PDF Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:PDFS) Shares Acquired by Silverberg Bernstein Capital Management LLC

Silverberg Bernstein Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of PDF Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:PDFS - Free Report) by 9.3% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 328,316 shares of the technology company's stock after acquiring an additional 27,980 shares during the period. PDF Solutions comprises approximately 5.8% of Silverberg Bernstein Capital Management LLC's holdings, making the stock its 6th biggest position. Silverberg Bernstein Capital Management LLC owned 0.84% of PDF Solutions worth $6,274,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of PDFS. KBC Group NV lifted its stake in PDF Solutions by 91.6% in the fourth quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 2,000 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $54,000 after buying an additional 956 shares during the last quarter. Aquatic Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in PDF Solutions in the 4th quarter valued at about $136,000. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS acquired a new position in PDF Solutions during the 4th quarter valued at about $160,000. Empowered Funds LLC bought a new position in PDF Solutions in the 4th quarter worth about $165,000. Finally, Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of PDF Solutions in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $232,000. Institutional investors own 79.51% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at PDF Solutions

In related news, Director Michael B. Gustafson acquired 7,500 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 13th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $19.45 per share, for a total transaction of $145,875.00. Following the acquisition, the director now owns 30,074 shares in the company, valued at approximately $584,939.30. This represents a 33.22% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 11.09% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

PDF Solutions Stock Performance

Shares of PDFS stock traded up $0.41 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $18.95. 161,681 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 190,699. The firm has a market cap of $741.68 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 189.50 and a beta of 1.47. The company's 50-day simple moving average is $18.41 and its 200-day simple moving average is $23.75. PDF Solutions, Inc. has a twelve month low of $15.91 and a twelve month high of $39.70.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on PDFS. DA Davidson reduced their price objective on PDF Solutions from $36.00 to $24.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Wall Street Zen lowered PDF Solutions from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 14th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities lowered their price target on PDF Solutions from $37.00 to $31.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, May 5th.

PDF Solutions Company Profile

PDF Solutions, Inc provides proprietary software and physical intellectual property products for integrated circuit designs, electrical measurement hardware tools, proven methodologies, and professional services in the United States, China, Japan, and internationally. The company offers Exensio software products, such as Manufacturing Analytics that store collected data in a common environment with a consistent view for enabling product engineers to identify and analyze production yield, performance, reliability, and other issues; Process Control that provides failure detection and classification capabilities for monitoring, alarming, and controlling manufacturing tool sets; Test Operations that offer data collection and analysis capabilities; and Assembly Operations that provide device manufacturers with the capability to link assembly and packaging data, including fabrication and characterization data over the product life cycle.